National Basketball Association
Florida 82, Mississippi Valley State 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 19, 2011
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # John Cahill, # Kevin Scott
Attendance:
8025
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Kenny Boynton scored 10 of his 16 points in the first seven minutes, and No. 12 Florida used an opening 24-4 spurt to blow out Mississippi Valley State 82-54 in Gainesville, Fla.
The Gators (9-2) were never challenged in winning their fourth consecutive game. Florida scored 15 of the game’s first 19 points, seven coming from Boynton. His 3-pointer with 13:37 to go in the first half made it 24-4 Gators.
Erving Walker led the Gators with 19 points. Bradley Beal scored 13. Walker, Beal and Boynton hit three 3-pointers each.
Earlier Monday, Boynton was named SEC player of the week after he scored 22 points in the Gators’ victory over then No. 22 Texas A&M on Saturday.
Florida played Monday without guard Mike Rosario (strained back) and forward Cody Larson (strep throat).
Cor-J Cox scored 16 points to lead the Delta Devils (1-9), who have lost five in a row.
The Gators host in-state rival Florida State on Thursday. Mississippi Valley State travels Friday to No. 14 Wisconsin.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi Valley State |
|
Florida |
|
Cor-J Cox 16 |
Scoring |
Erving Walker 19 |
|
Kevin Burwell 4 |
Assists |
Kenny Boynton 4 |
|
Cor-J Cox 9 |
Rebounds |
Erik Murphy 8 |
|
Cor-J Cox 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Erving Walker 8 |
|
Luka Pajkovic 2 |
Steals |
Erving Walker 2 |
|
Brent Arrington 1 |
Blocks |
Erik Murphy 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi Valley State
|
54 |
30.8 |
6-32 |
8-8 |
10 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
| Florida
|
82 |
48.1 |
10-21 |
20-24 |
15 |
42 |
2 |
4 |
14 |